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LuxCSD appoints fifth partner bank
04 July 2013 Luxembourg
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Citi has been named as the fifth bank to partner with LuxCSD, Luxembourg’s central securities depository, as a principal agent...

Deutsche Bank makes two new senior appointments
04 July 2013 Frankfurt
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Deutsche Bank has made two new appointments to its Global Transaction Banking Division...

Three custodian banks face ratings review
03 July 2013 New York
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

BNY Mellon, State Street and Northern Trust are facing reviews of their long-term ratings because of narrow margins in core custody services and an over reliance on ancillary services such as securities lending, according to Moody’s...

Caisse des Dépôts extends BNP Paribas mandate
03 July 2013 London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Caisse des Dépôts has extended its custody account keeping mandate with BNP Paribas Securities Services, which began in April 2012 following the call to tender issued by Caisse des Dépôts...

Swedbank goes live with SimCorp solvency solution
03 July 2013 Stockholm
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Swedish domiciled Swedbank Robur has adopted the SimCorp Dimension Solvency II solution...

S&P 1500 pension plan funding levels rise rapidly
03 July 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

According to Mercer, funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies have risen to their highest point since 2011...

LCH.Clearnet extends SwapClear down under
02 July 2013 New York
Reporter: Jenna Jones

The Australian government has granted an extension to its existing clearing and settlement facility license allowing LCH.Clearnet to offer its SwapClear OTC interest rate swap clearing service directly to Australian banks...

J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered execs launch consultancy in Asia
02 July 2013 Singapore
Reporter: Mark Dugdale

Former J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered executives have launched their own consultancy aimed at improving the performance of institutional clients in securities services and transactional banking in Asia...

Interactive Data helps Vanguard with iNAV expansion
02 July 2013 New York and London
Reporter: Jenna Jones

Interactive Data Corporation will provide Indicative New Asset Value (iNAV) calculations to European-domiciled ETFs offered by Vanguard...

Eurex Clearing is next-generation for risk
01 July 2013 Frankfurt
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

A new portfolio-based risk system could strengthen market safety and efficiency of initial coverage of equity derivatives and equity index derivatives...

BofA Merrill Lynch uses SWIFT for messaging
01 July 2013 New York
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has licensed the SWIFT MyStandards product, a web-based application designed to facilitate the management of global standards...

Roberto Colapinto heads to CACEIS
28 June 2013 Luxembourg
Reporter: Georgina Lavers

CACEIS has appointed Roberto Colapinto as head of regional coverage, in charge of Southern European and Latin American clients...